Electric battery



Jan. 15 1924.

D. PEPPER ELECTRI C BATTER Y Filed Aug. '7. 1922 N N N 'fcnuw m" bath forms of Application filer?. mgmt "i, 155%.

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My inwmion Nmes i@ iie Consz'uctinn of elevnric baim'ies :ami has for iis obje@ to pmvide 01' :L beizr Sealing mf Lire mii- 'reliesfind M50 to provide in 'nziteries rif a. Ceifain 'iypem improved and. Capacious gas chamber. The nature of my impreve. moms xviii be bast umeistoo as Lissc'ibeci ii; volmecimi with the ii-wings in which z'iwy :me iiiustizitcd :imi in which- Figuii5 ai Sectiomll eivaiioi'i of a iuutn'ry mzimdying my imprm'ements.

Figure being; u cms# Secionzii View on 'the iin@ of Fig. L

i3, a cross Section 'fm die iin@ 3-3 of Fig. 1.

w 7 is :in elevation 0f fha upper pit 0f im @up shaped vontine which is a. iifzii'ei'y illustrated, and

Figi/ure S is :m elevation of the. upper part of dw uimlur elQcil'mie shown in Fig. :mii which dii'mi; cui); iaum hv, iubuiai Qiuctrml@ Shown in Fig. 1 ii: imil' it is 'formed into :l Cup by having' ils illpm and chisel?. while the inner ekmde iii Fig. 'l is Closed by a plug.

indicates 'fha cup shaped Container which i'mm of thin wniied 10mi 1mi whim-ii. in accordance with mj; iuwniom has its, upper Miri pvrfoi'zxmi. the pvi'i'm'ziliuns b0- inji ijrfzfvlaiaiy formed. :is Shown mi' two rings ci: viivng'tedlufs imiimi'lml :it :and (if sc stuggirriixgj to web millier :mil si; im to maling). is minimi. B is :i layer of :i1-tive. main-iai; in the .ioim m" imimf; siwwn, iumii peimde inizi in C1050 mwimniwi und eisdi'icui cimiiwiion to iii@ iiiiiiv. nl" fw iemi cup. C is the hmm' @ivjvirmiv fulmini n i210 (Riba whvii mJy mi' may zwi,

@up shaped, asshown inli Wham the Skip of he tube iS smaad, mieatedifif; o. in lcmses; ziccciifcmnce Wli.. my pre am; invention, the. upper and 0i the, tubuimj he ubua? eieotfode so as t@ permit the eisela? desired@ "before it is iisfeheci mi@ ile.

indicates: a iug for Closing tim mver mi nner eiectioaie, b ma pfotension mes into iii@ i zimimiiside of ,Quii'fr imiifram r'm puipfise. 12in@ inne? eiwfmfi@ t en lf, cios@- decirme laure en piressme es to neure e leleally and preferably formed wll Steg geed edges, es ndieated at H3, which corsle m Contact, or a proxmetely se, with te pe'eiide layer A as shown. l is en eufae layer or coat of plastic:a non-comlucingg mw leael which, es shown, surrounds elle @up shaped lead container but which :vb lease should @over the upper edge of this een miner se es ce "form a, union wih elle plug the eleeelyle 'which is l and usuelly el e jelly like em; lsteney. have not lndceed "elle pese'nee el the electrolyte in Fig. e, but il; will be understood. thati owing te lle erle@ tions in the zinc, electro le,tl1e elefflm yte will be both around :md Within 'eine eleeiroele, A

fixe lleve seed., the plugs E and E, as shown in Fig. of; uml Elia es shown in Fig., ela ere pe eel'ljgf melted @reune fmcl in elle iep ef ulmle ele-chiede prie? te lis nse'toxl ie' be hetery, 'lze melting being unile? Such sendit-lens te tempera'- lmien el' the inner and Guter plugs 1 e stavgezfef peferetions in *elle mp el ne eleetreee llllxen se constmcecl and ai? the eleetmlgfce llas been introduce@ 'into container elle ubula electode is meerecl enel lle plug; ll pressed inco the 20p @i the leali cup shaped comelnex, the parie ef such dimensions Heet deformation el? lle plug E will oli-,mm by 'reason of its meer lion im@ the @up se cla some poene ef the plug er@ plessefl lieto *the perforaeiees A' end Tlle outer plastic laye? is then pressed wenn@ 'elle liep of lle cup shaped container se es te form a linien with the plug' D tlwough lle perforetens.

ll; will, of callarse, ne obvious het it ie practicable that lle aclmmages olf my plugeere formed in the me 01E he battery if lle bei-'te y gew mee'lme and which :we claimed in my pending appli cellen led August 9, F321, Serial No. $6,858.

Having now described my invention, wh at l claim as new and desire 'Le secure Leers Paent, ie:

l. An electc battery having a' cup shaped container, en inner electrode of tubular *imm having' openings fomef through its Well el, ils lop, and en enmlllar sealing plug el plastic materiel Sm'olmdng the per formed uppe end o' ille tubular electrode and extending uo the perfomtien therein and ttinq in the upper end of the container.

2. A11 eieec battery having a @up shaped container, hevlng openings formed llough its upper enel., en inn-er electrode of tubular :form having @peiling/gs formed thl'eugll ite Wall el its mp, and en annular sealing plug; of plastic 'materiel susreunng the forafsed upper end of the tubular electme :mol exendng inte the pellet-ation the-fein :wel lting ehe upper peroreted end l'le centaine?.

3. Au eleetr'ie battery hevige; cup shaped conamerg en mme? electmle of tubular form having openings formed through ite Wall afa ilf" mp? en emmlex. sealing plug o?? plastic, me sie?. s'urxeunding the eroee. upper @n of :ille tulaler elecre e and ex leading; inte the pe'iemtion therein Mul llt.-

in the lippe? eml @i the 'container and mme? plug of? plastic matelvel n up ym ell-rl el. ille mbulmr electrode und by messure il e eel-er plug hxmzgn he geel in 'lle eleetree.

im upper encl, en meer eeetysee tabula? form lim-ing m formed lalamugh it@ wallet its emmlfw plug oil plastic meieriel seveunng e eerforee upper enel of the tubular enel tending; luie the perfe' .man llerein l?,- tlg in the upper pel-formed enfl ef @he ednainer en -eue ring; of plesemateal surrounding; ille perfemted top of; the ecnmner and nailed Wwll the plug hou'glv. the per'oretfms in the container.

5. An electc beizery having e elmpefl container, en inner elee'rode el? u'buler ferm heving e, plurality openings formed threugh its iop in the ferm of ringe of elongate@ slo-ef open'inge, elle slots of? adjacent 'inggs being' SZeggered emi everleppine with veslec izo each nher, an annuler plug alntic mael'iel Surrounding the perferaefl mme? em?. of the tabulae electmde m exelelin im@ lz perfomen ineee and 'llngj lle lippe? @ml el' lle each ring being steggere end overlapping with respeoi to 'the sloiie 0I" adjacent rings, en inner electrode oi tubular form having e plurality of openings ormecl thiough iis top in the form of rings of elongated slozted openings, the slots of adjacent rings being staggered and overlapping with respeoi. to each other, en annular sealing plug of laistic mate-rial srroundin the perforete Uper end of the tubular e ecti'ode anni extendimg into the perforation therein and itlsing.; in the upper end of the container.

7. An electric battery having e cup shaped Container, an inner electrode of 'tubulzm form' having e closed bottom, unpeiorated siille walls extending from the elosed bottom to e, point above the level of the eleotiolye, enel en opening in its upper `pox'iioiri ioceied qbelow the sealing plug end sibove the level of the electrolyee, e seeling plug surrounding the upper emi of the tubular electi'oiie 'enel iting in ifiie iop of the container alici am eleeirolyte contained in the space between ille cointeizie'f` end tubular eiectroe.

8. An' eleoti'ie betiey having a cup shaped eon'iiiiner homing two annular rings of slotieol enfletaggered openingsormed tlii'ougli its top, an inner electrode of tubular form having o, closed bott-om, awo rows of slotted staggered openings foimed through its top endl an opening in its upper portion located below the sealing plug and above the level of the electrolyte, e sealing plug Surrounding the upper end of the tubular electrode and fitting in the op of the container, seid sealing plug extending into the slotted openings in elle container and electrode and en electrolyte contained in the space. between the container and tubular electrode.

DAVKD PEPPER. 

